Oh Yea! my Trackers, Redz, Grippins and other stuff besides the deck arrived today. Now all I need is a quick trip to my local skateshop for some hardware and one more riser in 3/8" and the deck to come and I'll be running cones in no time. I'm leaving town on tuesday and my deck should be here just...

Yea I can't wait to get mine.

Updates on my slalom progress: I've sent an email to RoeRacing inquiring about ordering my deck. I've learned to pump my 46" longboard. I have bad form and am not used to the motions so I can't get any sort of speed but I'm working on it. I tried running cones(solo cups) with my longboard. It didn't...

Yea I'm going to order it. I'm just getting into slalom and I've been trying my best to run cones and pump on my longboard. It's so fun I can't wait to get my hands on a nice slalom setup.

I just sent an e-mail about ordering mine. They're such sweet decks.

Pumping is propelling yourself using turns.

John Gilmour wrote:
Instead of going up gradually--- Jump to a huge sized longboard and learn an entirely different style of riding and pumping.

I already have a 46" longboard that I can pump. I'm gonna go with the Roe. I'm ordering it tomorrow.

Awesome video.

Yea I don't think meeting with other skaters in the area is going to work out. Anyway here's the setup I'm going to get at this point. Deck: Roe PS Unlimited Trucks: RT-X/S Wheels: ABEC 11 Grippins(81a) or 3dm Avalons (85a front/80a rear) Bearings: Just some Bones Redz. I'm not too concerned with sp...

A little colorful language never hurt anyone. I'm only 14 and I can't think of anything that anyone here could say that would offend me. I hear that kind of stuff almost everyday. Also I'm quite sure that there aren't too many kids near my age on the site and only a couple if any that are younger. I...

Oh that sucks. I couldn't call untill tomorrow so I missed it .

That's a really sweet board. Nice work.

Los Angeles

That's just messed up.

What do you call someone that hangs around musicians.

A drummer

Chris Eggers wrote:Bernt Jahnel, a former Zorlac and Madrid Pro told me last week he has been judged and given minus points for wearing pads in a contest last year.

I hoped you typed that wrong. Giving a penalty for wearing pads! That's crazy!!

Well I'd be hanging out with other skaters but I don't know of anyplace. Does anyone know of a place that slalom skateboarders hang out in the LA area?

Ok I guess I'll get the Seismics. I've heard they take some getting used to but I'm not worried too much about that because I'm gettin used to almost all of slalom and you've assured me that it doesn't take long to get the hang of them. I'll get the 85/80 setup for wheels. Within the next day or too...

Awesome! I was looking more for the med flex than the med/stiff flex but with a deal that good I don't think it matters too much. I'll look into it.

Yea the deck is the one thing I'm sure about. I've heard great things about it. Tod, you said you liked the 45 quick turn in the front and the tracker RT-S in the back. That seems like a good setup for me. The trackers cost less and having one in the back might be a good way to take a little off of ...

So I'm new to slalom. I do a lot of longboarding and this site among others has got me interested in slalom. I'm almost ready for a nice slalom setup and I was wondering if the following would be a nice, high quality beginner setup? Deck: Roe Racing PS Unlimited Trucks: Seismic 105mm 45* in the fron...

Those look great. I'd love to get a set of those.

Personally I don't like to wear knee or elbow pads. They are too uncomfortable and restrict movement too much. I've also learned to live with the occasional scraped knee. As for a helmet I almost always wear one. I say almost because I don't wear one when I'm just cruising around at slow speed but a...